1 over par was the winning score on four occasions – 1960, 1968, 1972 and 1976.
2 is the number of times Greg Norman (1986-93) and Bruce Crampton (1973-75) finished runner-up. Bob Tway and Paul Azinger edged out the Shark and Jack Nicklaus was the man to deny Crampton.
3 times the tournament wasn’t played (1917-18) and 1943 due to World War I and II.
4 the number of times Jack Nicklaus finished runner-up.
5 the number of times Jack Nicklaus and Water Hagen won the championship. Five is also the number of wire-to-wire winners: Bobby Nichols (1964), Ray Floyd (1969-82), Hal Sutton (1983) and Tiger Woods (2000).
A five-time winner, and four times a runner up at the PGA Championship, Jack Nicklaus is also the course designer of the Valhalla GC, the 2024 host venue.
7 The biggest comeback by a winner was seven strokes – John Mahaffey in 1978.
8 strokes is the biggest winning margin by Rory McIlroy in 2012. Jack Nicklaus in 1980.
9 nations have won the US PGA Championship – the US, Australia, South Africa, England, Zimbabwe, Fiji, Germany, Ireland, South Korea and Northern Ireland.
14 times a playoff has decided the US PGA Championship.
18 the number of cuts Greg Norman made from 22 appearances.
20 under par is the lowest 72-hole score in relation to par by Jason Day in 2015. And 20 years old was the youngest US PGA Championship winner, Gene Sarazen, in 1922.
27 the number of most cuts made by Jack Nicklaus and Ray Floyd.
Brooks Koepka, already three times a winner at the PGA Championship, is the defending champion at the 2024 event.
32 was the field size between 1916-21 when the tournament was played in the matchplay format.
50 years old and 11 months was Phil Mickelson’s age when became the oldest winner in 2021.
59 Americans have won the tournament since the inaugural event in 1916.
86 times has the US nation captured the US PGA Championship.
156 players will make it to the first tee this year.
264 is the lowest 72-hole score by Brooks Koepka (69-63-66-66) in 2018.
500 dollars and a diamond-studded gold medal was the winner’s share in the inaugural event in 1916.
3,150,000 American dollars Brooks Koepka banked for winning last year’s championship.
18,000,000 US dollars is the total prizemoney for the 2024 US PGA Championship to be played at Valhalla GC in Louisville, Kentucky.
